CURRAN, HERRIG TO FIGHT AT BELLATOR XIV IN CHICAGO
February 27, 2010 by Matt
Bellator has added some popular Chicago-area fighters for it’s season 2 debut. Jeff Curran will take on Joe Doherty, and Felice Herrig’s match with Catia Vitoria has been added to the card. That fight was initially to take place in the Reality Combat Challenge, but now Herrig will have her home crowd behind her.
Bellator’s four first-round fights will take place as part of Bellator XIV on April 15th and Bellator XV on April 22nd. Bellator XIV will be broadcast live from the Chicago Theatre.
Here are the welterweight (170 lbs.) matchups:
April 15th
- Ben Askren (3-0) vs. Ryan Thomas (10-3)
April 22nd
- Dan Hornbuckle (19-2) vs. Sean Pierson (9-4)
- Jacob McClintock (6-0) vs. “Judo” Jim Wallhead (18-5)
- Steve Carl (12-1) vs. Brett Cooper (12-5)
Bellator will also conduct tournaments at 145, 155 and 185 lbs. during Season 2 with the winners in each division being declared No. 1 contenders to the current roster of Bellator champions. Fighter pairings for the 145 lbs. tournament were announced last week. Matchups for the remaining two tournaments will be announced in March.
Each of the fights will be broadcast live in prime time on FOX Sports Net. Highlights will be shown the following Saturday night in special action-packed shows on NBC and Telemundo.
“I can’t wait for our welterweight tournament to start,” said Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney. “It’s turned out exactly as I had hoped it would: world-class talent and well-known names coupled with some tremendous prospects in a tournament that anyone could win. This is what a tournament should be about.”
BELLATOR HEADED TO THE CHICAGO THEATRE
February 22, 2010 by searstapper
One of the biggest names in sports entertainment has partnered with Bellator Fighting Championships to bring four nationally televised MMA events to Chicago and Boston later this year.
Under the terms of this historic co-promotional agreement with Madison Square Garden, Bellator will stage at least two events at the historic Chicago Theatre and at least one event at the famed Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in Boston.
DREAM STANDOUT JOE WARREN SIGNS WITH BELLATOR
February 2, 2010 by searstapper
Olympic wrestler Joe Warren was one of the top newcomers to MMA in 2009. The former Michigan Wolverine defeated two former champions in his debut and follow-up fights: former WEC bantamweight champion and Lombard native Chase Beebe and former K1 HERO’S Middleweight Grand Prix Champion Kid Yamamoto. Warren is the latest acquisition among an impressive list of new signees for Chicago/Los Angeles based Bellator Fighting Championships.
HORNBUCKLE SIGNS WITH BELLATOR
December 18, 2009 by searstapper
Dan Hornbuckle has been on a tear and that success has landed him a spot in the upcoming welterweight tournament of Chicago/Los Angeles based MMA promotion Bellator Fighting Championships.
BELLATOR XII VIDEO: GUIMAREAS KOs REIS
June 23, 2009 by Matt
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Bellator continues with its run of amazing fight finishes. This is from Bellator XII with Stefanie Guimareas knocking out Yvonne Reis with a sick knee.
VIDEO: NICK PACE FLYING KNEE KO
June 14, 2009 by Matt
Bellator does it again! Another amazing highlight. This time it’s Nick Pace and his flying knee KO of Collin Tebo at Bellator XI.
VIDEO: REBNEY OPEN TO CROSS-PROMOTING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
June 2, 2009 by searstapper
Bellator Fighting Championships has certainly produced its share of memorable moments in the debut season. CEO Bjorn Rebney isn’t dwelling on his promotion’s current success because he’s busy laying out the next moves for season two.
GILBERT GRAPPLING FIGHTER MAKES PRO DEBUT IN BELLATOR IX
May 29, 2009 by searstapper
Dan Keenan is one of the more popular fighters from the Brawl At Bourbon Street. The Gilbert Grappling standout made his professional MMA debut at Bellator IX in Monroe, LA.
VIDEO: LYMAN GOOD BELLATOR VII POST-FIGHT
May 20, 2009 by searstapper
Lyman Good is one of Bellator’s hottest comodities right now. The undefeated welterweight has put on two impressive performances en route to the finals of the 170 pound tournament.
VIDEO: EDDIE SANCHEZ BELLATOR VII POST-FIGHT
May 19, 2009 by searstapper
Eddie Sanchez makes a spectacular debut in Bellator Fighting Championships. He knocks out Jay White in just 10 seconds.
